🌱 How will nearly $1 million reshape after-school options for Chester kids?
Good day Chester! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How will nearly $1 million reshape after-school options for Chester kids?
- Update on the lone survivor of Chester’s deadly house fire
- How did Todd McCarthy suddenly dominate at Harrah’s Philadelphia?
Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Breezy in the a.m.; some sun, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
- Saturday: Warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 76, low: 55.
- Sunday: Showers; breezy, cooler, with a high of 64 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Kazeem announces nearly $1 million in state funding approved for local youth programs (pahouse.com) — Nearly $1 million in new state funding is headed to Chester to expand after-school and summer programs for at-risk youth. Chester Education Foundation will grow its support from middle school through high school, while Make a Change Group will broaden its Team MAC program for kids 8–17 in Chester and nearby areas. The money will cover staff, food, transportation, and enrichment activities. 
• Lone survivor of triple fatal blaze in Chester improving at hospital (delcotimes.com) — A Chester man in his 70s, the lone survivor of the April 8 house fire at Second and Jeffrey streets that killed his wife, daughter, and granddaughter, is now awake and talking at Temple’s burn unit. Fire officials say the badly damaged home and on-scene observations suggest the blaze was likely accidental, though an exact cause may never be known.
• Todd McCarthy drives seven winners at Philly – U.S. Trotting News (ustrottingnews.com) — Harness racing fans in Chester can catch hot-driving Todd McCarthy at Harrah’s Philadelphia, where he just scored seven wins in one day, including both feature trots. His big Thursday boosted him near the top of the meet standings, and today’s Friday card features several solid purses for developing horses and a fast-class handicap pace for mares.
📸 Around Chester
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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An Evening of Impact: The Boys & Girls Club of Chester Black-Tie Gala
Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack - A Caesars Rewards Destination, 777 Harrah's Blvd, Chester
5:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Spring Community Cleanup
Greenhouse Project , 44 E 23rd Street , Chester
10:30 am -
A Celebration of Maternal Health and Wellness
Drexel Neumann Academy , 1901 Potter Street , Chester
11:00 am -
Prom Gown/Suit Giveaway
Chester-Upland SD , 1929 W 9th Street , Chester
12:00 pm -
Chester Children's Chorus New Member Auditions
Swarthmore College , 500 College Avenue , Swarthmore
1:00 pm -
Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
12:00 pm -
Swarthmore Makers Market
The Inn at Swarthmore , 10 S Chester Rd , Swarthmore
10:00 am
Saturday April 18
Saturday April 25
Sunday May 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Book Walkers: MFL Indoor Walking Group @ the Library
Middletown Free Library , Adult Library , Middletown
9:30 am -
Nature Nook: Spring Session
Wister Center – Gillespie Room , 500 College Avenue , Swarthmore
10:00 am -
Nature Journaling Single Class: Class 3
Tyler Arboretum , 515 Painter Road , Media
10:00 am -
Tea and Stitch
Haverford Township Free Library , Community Room , Boothwyn
10:00 am -
Weekly Wellness YOGA
Newtown Public Library , Community Room , Newtown
10:00 am
Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Widener University posted a job opening for Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Biology in Chester. Apply here.
- Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for General Merchandise Team Associate in Chester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chester here.
🗞 Nearby News
Upland
- Philadelphia Eagles legend Brandon Graham to host book signing (delcotimes.com)
- New owner of Crozer-Chester Medical Center unveils plans for site (delcotimes.com)
Brookhaven
- Homeland Security worker and another woman are killed in a series of Atlanta-area attacks (delcotimes.com)
Ridley Park
- The Boeing Company has been awarded a $183,163,191.00 Federal Contract with the U.S. Special Operations Command. (intelligence360.news)
- Congresswoman: U.S. Army Seeking To Cancel CH-47F Block II (aviationweek.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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